by wyliee
9 December 2011 11:46 AM
We see a lot of guitar parts leave the shop every year. Most of the time, we never hear how the parts turned out or what our customers did with their orders. Some customers will come back to the site and post pictures in our Gallery. Every now and then a particular build will totally stand out from the rest. We recently received a note from Dustin Wallace of the band With the Punches. His build was featured in Premier Guitar as their September 2011 Guitar of the Month. (Way to go Dustin!)
From a construction perspective, Dustin’s build was fairly straight forward. The guitar is a left handed Les Paul style guitar made out of maple with a single bridge pickup and black binding. The neck is also maple with black traps and binding. It’s how he paid for the project and what it means to the band’s fans that sets this build apart. Dustin heard about people selling advertising space on laptop covers which prompted him to see if he could do something similar on his guitar. So Dustin reached out to friends, family and fans of the band and sold 100 names on his guitar top. The body was sent to a laser engraver who engraved the names on the body top. The end result is far more than a marketing opportunity and is a great way to connect with the band’s fans.
It is great to see how Dustin took a fairly simple DIY project and turned it in to something unique. Dustin used the guitar when With the Punches toured Japan this past summer. The band also recently signed with Doghouse Records and Dustin will be taking his guitar into the studio for their first full length CD next month.
Congrats to Dustin and With the Punches! Be sure to check out our customer Gallery to see other great customer builds. If you’d like to start your own custom DIY build, check out our online body and neck builders. Not sure where to start? Email our sales staff at sales@warmoth.com or go old school and give us a call at 253-845-0403.
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